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bookemdano's review
4.0
The writing was beautiful and it gripped me from the first page. I'm hoping there's a sequel as I kind of fell in love with Mercado & "Paco"!
cdcsmith's review against another edition
3.0
This was a like for me, but not a really strong like. The writing was fine and the story was engaging, the trouble was just that I couldn't relate to any of it. That is my issue, not the book. I thought the characters were strong for the most part and I could believe the paths they took, but this just wasn't something I connected with. Though saying that, I finished reading it in a matter of two days, so clearly it held my interest enough to keep reading.
guiltyfeat's review against another edition
3.0
Hmm. There are plenty of McKinty’s trademark interaction with real famous people. At one end of the scale Brad Pitt sticks his head round the door in an utterly gratuitous cameo that does nothing to advance the plot. At the other end, Castro looms throughout. Mystery-wise it’s not wholly satisfying, but the action scenes are tense and well written.
mepitts's review against another edition
2.0
Wow—just not a fan of this and may be over McKinty. I’ve read a couple of his other books where it seemed like the good writing outweighed the sour worldview, but this book is just SO dark and it’s hard to like any of the characters. Need to read some “Anne of Green Gables” or Patrick O’Brian to get the taste out of my mouth. :-) And wonder if McKinty’s editor talked him into a book with an American local and b-list celebrities? If your worldview is affirmed by nasty people doing nasty things, this is a book for you. Me? Peace out!
clambook's review against another edition
3.0
My third McKinty, this one set in Cuba and Colorado and written, not entirely believably, in the voice of a young, female, Cuban detective. Plot is outlandish but it moves quickly.
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